Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

Tisha Schuller welcomes Anthony Oni, CEO and managing partner of the Elevate Future Fund at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Anthony discuss: Utilities’ unique role in enabling a just transition; Creating enduring prosperity in underserved and underrepresented communities; Diverse teams and the special skills they bring; ChargerHelp!  co-founders Kameale Terry...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Maynard Holt, CEO of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. (TPH), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Maynard discuss: ·        TPH’s pivot from an oil and gas focus to the entire world of energy; ·        How today’s work around innovation is the new incarnation of an exploration department; ·        Blind spots leaders have; ·        Using ESG as an opportunity to transfor...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Tim Mohin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Persefoni, to the Energy Thinks Podcast.   Tisha and Tim discuss: ·       Tim’s book, Changing Business from the Inside Out , and its guidance on corporate responsibility and ESG; ·       ESG and sustainability transitioning from a superficial marketing pitch to a company’s long-term focus; ·        Tim...

Tisha Schuller welcomes David Victor, professor of innovation and public policy at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and David discuss: ·        The rapidly increasing political risk for oil and gas companies; ·        His Engine No. 1 report and its dismissal of “fast following” strategies; ·        His co-authored study on the success of carbon ca...

As a prelude to season 3 of the Energy Thinks podcast, Anne Carto guest hosts to interview Tisha Schuller about Adamantine’s new series of Foundation essays . Tisha also provides insight on what is coming for the podcast’s third season, beginning September 7th. Anne and Tisha discuss: ·        How the Foundations essays help oil and gas executives rethink our leadership paradigm; ·        Adamanti...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Pierce Norton, incoming CEO of ONEOK, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Pierce discuss: · The role that asking questions plays in game-changing leadership; · How traditional oil and gas leaders can address climate and decarbonization within their companies; · The three workplace benefits of addressing climate issues; · The key ingredient that shapes company culture; a...

Guest host Anne Carto fills in for Tisha Schuller to welcome Andrea Passman on the Energy Thinks Podcast. Anne and Andrea discuss: · The role intrapreneurship plays in internal innovation · Five ways to build a culture of intrapreneurship within your company · How to balance cost and sustainable long-term value when pitching a business idea · Cultivating values that keep up with the expectations o...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Amy Harder to the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss Amy’s new role with Breakthrough Energy Publishing after over a decade as a leading energy reporter. Tisha and Amy sit down to discuss: · The role journalism will play in the energy transition · The consequences of a K-shaped economic recovery · Identifying and lowering “green premiums” for clean energy · Addressing energy...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Matt Gallagher to the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss Matt’s leadership vision for the oil and gas industry. Tisha and Matt sit down to discuss: · Gallagher’s proposed “Shale New Deal” · Three shortcomings the oil and gas industry must address · Gallagher’s new endeavor, Greenlake Energy Ventures · Testing professional and personal values after a turbulent 2020 Matt is a t...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kristine Wiley to the Energy Thinks Podcast to explain what the emergence of hydrogen means for the energy future, and why this technology is a promising opportunity for the oil and gas industry. Tisha and Kristine sit down to discuss: · The role of hydrogen in a low-carbon economy · How hydrogen fits in the existing natural gas value chain · What is most important to devel...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Rose Mutiso to the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss addressing energy poverty to meet human potential. They discuss the important and the unique considerations for Africa’s energy future in the context of global decarbonization. Tisha and Rose sit down to discuss: · Energy disparity in developing economies · How decarbonization strategies must differ for developed and devel...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Anne Carto , Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability at Adamantine Energy, to the Energy Thinks podcast for a dive into the increasing pressure on oil and gas companies of all sizes to address ESG. Tisha and Anne discuss: · The 4 reasons to address ESG now · Where to start your company’s ESG strategy · Common mistakes that should be avoided Anne is the Director of Cl...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Ajay Mehta , General Manager of Shell New Energies Research & Technology, to the Energy Thinks podcast as part of her discussions with game-changing leaders. Tisha and Ajay discuss: · The many reasons oil and gas can be optimistic about the energy transition · Shell’s ever-growing strategic alliance with Microsoft · Challenges and growing potential for CCUS · Incubation...

Tisha Schuller sat down with Dominic Emery , Chief of Staff to CEO Bernard Looney at bp, on the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss game-changing leadership. Tisha and Dominic cover: · What it’s like to work for bp’s new, young, and dynamic CEO · The kind of culture change required to accompany the transition to a net-zero, integrated energy company · Which innovation areas show promise · If we are i...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Joseph Majkut , Director of Climate Policy at the Niskanen Center in Washington, D.C. Majkut characterizes himself as both a political moderate and a climate hawk. In today’s episode, Majkut makes the case for a carbon tax and gives his perspective on why it is in the oil and gas industry’s interest to start leading the discussion. The world is heading directionally toward...

Focusing on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership, Tisha Schuller welcomes Tommi Paris , Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Southern Company Gas. Tommi is a game-changing leader bringing thoughtful, impactful, pragmatic ideas to your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leadership strategy. In this episode, we dive into: · The relationship between DEI and...

On this episode of the Energy Thinks Podcast, host Tisha Schuller is answering your questions with guest host (and eldest son) Carter Schuller. Season 2 focuses on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership.  This episode takes on listeners most frequently asked questions on this topic. Host Tisha Schuller even covers how she is changing her own leadership style to r...

Kicking off season two of the Energy Thinks Podcast, Tisha Schuller sits down with Kevin Krausert and Bryan Trudel of Avatar Innovations . Rewiring how the world powers itself is no small task, and Avatar has a solution—creating an independent innovation hub where technological advancement is accelerated and risk is mitigated. Avatar is busy answering the question, Where can growth for the oil and...

Season One Finale of the Energy Thinks Podcast.  Stay tuned for Season 2 coming shortly! To purchase The Gamechangers Playbook, click here For all things Adamantine Energy, visit us at www.energythinks.com Get full access to Both of These Things Are True at tishaschuller.substack.com/subscribe

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Chris Smith, Sr. Vice President of Policy, Government, and Public Affairs at Cheniere Energy. Discussing the role LNG will have in the energy future, Chris provides an array of insights on how Cheniere Energy is positioning itself to lead the industry toward a decarbonized future. In this episode, we dive into: · Cheniere Energy’s Hurricane Laura relief efforts · Ra...

  Tisha Schuller switches roles and is interviewed by Mike Ming of Ming Energy Partners and Robert Hefner of Hefner Energy as part of the webcast series, “ The Future of Energy ” produced by the University of Oklahoma Energy Institute at the Michael F. Price College of Business . Just how does the oil and gas industry carve out its spot as the leader of the energy transition? How does the industry...

Tisha Schuller sits down with Danielle Fugere, President of As You Sow, to learn about shareholder activism from the activist perspective. Shareholder resolutions are increasingly successful in pushing oil and gas companies to address climate concerns on activist terms. To meet the incoming challenges, oil and gas leaders must both build an understanding of the activist perspective, and develop an...

  host Anne Carto , Engagement Manager at Adamantine Energy, sits down with Katie Tate , Senior Local Affairs Specialist at PDC Energy. Anne and Katie, two millennial oil and gas leaders and alumni of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s (COGA) Energy Generation Leadership Program (EnGen), discuss how oil and gas companies can continue to connect to the communities they serve in the age of socia...

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Emily Reichert , CEO of Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech incubator in North America. Tisha and Emily discuss how cleantech and oil & gas can team up to solve pressing issues in energy: decarbonization, climate change, and racial equity and justice. In today’s episode, we dive into: · Greentown Labs’ expansion into Houston, Texas · Leading on the fronts of r...

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Southern Company Gas CEO Kim Greene to discuss Southern Company Gas’s current efforts on racial equity and justice, decarbonizing natural gas operations, embracing telecommuting, and quarantine-related family balance. Kim currently serves as chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company Gas, a subsidiary of Southern Company, which delivers natural gas to 4.2 mill...